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* BasedOnATrueStory: Yes, Gram Parsons's manager ''did'' steal his corpse from the morgue and burn it at Joshua Tree. The details may be made up, but the event itself happened.
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* BuryMeNotOnTheLonePrairie: The promise to give Parsons a VikingFuneral following his wishes fuels the whole plot.
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A 2003 Comedy-drama directed by Creator/DavidCaffrey that follows the aftermath of Gram Parsons (Creator/GabrielMacht) and his manager (Creator/JohnnyKnoxville) trying to live up to their pact of taking his remains to the Joshua Tree National Manument.
The movie also stars Creator/MichaelShannon, Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/MarleyShelton, Creator/RobertForster, and Creator/WesleyMann.
It was released on November 6, 2003.
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!Tropes for the film:
* TheSeventies: Takes place in 1973 after Parsons' death.
* CharacterTitle: '''Grand Theft Parsons''.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter:
** Gram Parsons, country rock musician who dies of a drug overdose.
** Phil Kaufman, Parsons' friend and manager.
* VikingFuneral: the movie revolves around Phil Kaufman's attempt to keep his word to his friend, the late musician Gram Parsons, by burning his corpse in Joshua Tree National Park. Parsons' father wants a more conventional funeral, hence the need for the felony. VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory; the movie adds a bitch-on-wheels ex as the main antagonist, presumabely so the real (step)father who claimed the corpse (who probably has real lawyers) didn't have to be the heavy.
The movie also stars Creator/MichaelShannon, Creator/ChristinaApplegate, Creator/MarleyShelton, Creator/RobertForster, and Creator/WesleyMann.
It was released on November 6, 2003.
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!Tropes for the film:
* TheSeventies: Takes place in 1973 after Parsons' death.
* CharacterTitle: '''Grand Theft Parsons''.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter:
** Gram Parsons, country rock musician who dies of a drug overdose.
** Phil Kaufman, Parsons' friend and manager.
* VikingFuneral: the movie revolves around Phil Kaufman's attempt to keep his word to his friend, the late musician Gram Parsons, by burning his corpse in Joshua Tree National Park. Parsons' father wants a more conventional funeral, hence the need for the felony. VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory; the movie adds a bitch-on-wheels ex as the main antagonist, presumabely so the real (step)father who claimed the corpse (who probably has real lawyers) didn't have to be the heavy.
